Brake-shoe.



H. LEWIS.

` BRAKE SHOE. APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 2, 1908.

Patented Jan. I2, 1909.

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T l l l i l I l Hy H. LEWIS..

BRAKE SHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2, 1908.

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hind heretofore used in brei/re shoes and es to o tain thereby e moreeffective interlock ing engagement lbetween the parts and to prevent anyportion, large or smell, of the shoe from shpping ot the strips in theevent of fracture.

The notches may be made square cornered, es shown in Figs. 1 and 7, orsemicireuler, es shown in Figs. 4 and 6. in each cese both side edges ofeech notch are correspondingly shaped so thet the notches Will rovde fore locking engagement'with the cody metal in each direction lengthwise ofthe shoe. v

et or adjacent to back, seid strip desire te secure by Letb s "evingnotches 1n their side edges end the side ed@ s of each notch beingcorrespondingiy shepaed to make similar ocking engagement with the bodyof the shoe in both direetions lengthwise thereof. v

2. A reinforcing back strip for brake shoes having e plurality ofnotches spaced epe-rt in its side edge throughout its length, the g;parte of the strip stamped out to form seid notches being bent downwardto enter the body of the shoe.

HYMAN LEWS. Witnesses:

' WM. O. BELT, M A. Krems..

